Murray demands respect from Shaq, Barkley after Nuggets upset Clippers

Denver Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray called out Shaquille O'Neal, Charles Barkley, and others who doubted his team following its series victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night.

Murray led the way with 40 points as the Nuggets defeated the Clippers, 104-89, in Game 7 to become the first team in NBA history to rally back from two 3-1 deficits in the same postseason.

"You got Shaq, you got Charles, I think Zach Lowe his name, I don't even know," Murray said postgame, according to Mike Singer of the Denver Post. "Stephen A. (Smith), all y'all better start giving this team some (darn) respect. Because we put in the work. We got a resilient team. We shouldn't have been down 3-1 but to come back from 3-1 against the Clippers is a big achievement so it's fun just to change that narrative."

Barkley counted the Nuggets out at multiple points during the second-round series, first guaranteeing a Clippers sweep and then claiming L.A. would win Game 5 by 20 points.

The Nuggets will now face the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference finals, which gets underway Friday.